How Does Camellia Flower Symbolize In To Kill A Mockingbird

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Emerson Marcikic Mrs. Vandeguchte Honors English 10B 13 May 2024 Symbolism Essay H.G. Wells once said, “There's truth you have to grow into”. This relates to how being a child is all about having fun, but learning the reality of the world requires maturity. Jem and Scout Finch, the children of Atticus Finch, lived in Maycomb, Alabama in the nineteen-thirties during the Great Depression. The Finch children and their friend Dill become obsessed with Boo Radley, who has been trapped in a mysterious house for years. As they grow older, the children learn that there are bigger issues than Boo Radley: issues like racism. Halfway through the book, Atticus becomes the defense attorney for Tom Robinson, a young black man accused of rape by Bob and Mayella …show more content…

Throughout the novel To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee uses symbolism to foreshadow changes and maturation in the lives of the Finch. Foreshadowing is the subtle indication of a future event in a plot. In the novel, Harper Lee perfectly uses the symbols of the mockingbird, camellia flower, and snow to foreshadow the later events that take place in the story. To start, Lee uses the mockingbird to foreshadow the destruction of Tom’s life. The mockingbird is used in the book to stand for innocence. Jem and Scout receive air rifles for Christmas which they want to use to shoot birds and tin cans. Atticus tells the children “Shoot all the bluejays you want, if you can hit 'em, but remember it's a sin to kill a mockingbird” (Lee 90). Confused, the children ran and asked their neighbor, Miss Maudie. When asked why it's a sin, Miss Maudie says “Mockingbirds don’t do one thing but make music for us to enjoy. They don't eat up people's gardens, don't nest in corncribs, they don't do one thing but sing their hearts out for us.” (Lee 90). She shows how mockingbirds are harmless creatures who cause no trouble and don't deserve

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